Sweden recently compiled a report on human remains in Swedish Historical Museums. Seventeen percent hold and exhibit remains of Sami people.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
Bury St. Edmunds and St. Mary’s Church
In the Middle Ages Bury St. Edmunds was a lively and flourishing Abbey, pilgrimage centre and market. It is still worth a visit. But don't miss St. Mary's - the real gem
The Black Death was a True Disaster
New path-breaking research not only shows that the Black Death was as calamitous as previously thought, but also opens up for micro-mapping of the events
Power and the Paratext in Medieval Manuscript Culture
The conference will explore the power invested in paratexts such as annotations, glosses, images, prologues and rubrics in medieval manuscript culture.
Loyset Compère – Magnificat, Motets & Chansons
Loyset Compère is known for his lovely songs. New recording by The Orlando Concert lets us enjoy the vibrant sounds to the full
History of Rhythms in the Middle Ages
In a new book Jean-Claude Schmitt writes about how people experienced medieval rhythms. And how the rhythms of their world ruptured
Ancient Rus and Medieval Europe: The Emergence of Early Medieval States
The complex questions concerning the emergence of Early Medieval states in Ancient Rus and Medieval Europe were at the forefront of a conference in 2012
The Idea of a Moral Economy
The Idea of a Moral Economy is the first modern edition and translation of three questions disputed in 1330 by the theologian Gerard of Siena.
Debt in Late Medieval France
Debt could be excruciating in the Middle Ages, when debtors might be excommunicated at the request of their creditors. New book explores this business.
Medieval Legal Plunder
Medieval things mattered. No more so than in the Late Middle Ages, when wealth became more ubiquitous. This led to the institutionalisation of legal plunder, explored by a new book by Daniel Lord Smail
Cathedral in Poitiers
The Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Poitiers is a very early Gothic hall church. It may have been sponsored by Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II in the 1160s
Fascinating Medieval Frescos in the Cathedral of Poitiers
After several years of restoration, the colourful frescoes in the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Poitiers have been unveiled in all their splendid charm
Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Engagement
The Irish are fascinated with rediscovering the Vikings. Not least since the filming of the series "The Vikings" became located in Ireland.
520.000 Medieval Charters and 8.600 Romanesque Churches
Mapping the distribution of medieval charters and Romanesque churches shows how written administration furnished the possibility for these building ventures
Migration Period People on the move
How should we understand the movements through Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries? New research into ancient DNA and Isotopes shed light on this question
From Lejre to Roskilde
Around AD 1000 the royal seat in Lejre had lost its political power to the Jelling Dynasty, which founded a new royal centre at of Roskilde.